Chained to a memory
I lose myself in a moment
of deep reflection.
Motionless I stand
at the edge of time
recalling the old swing set.
Today, it lays dormant
in yesterday's playground.
Happy and carefree
we soared higher than the stars !
Full of life and laughter
we thought we'd live forever!
Who ever thought that one day
you would vanish into thin air
never to be seen again.
As I sit here in silence
by that old abandoned playground
I can almost catch the ghost of you
as those rusted chains soft rattle
in the pouring rain.